George E. Hornstein
I was just on a website that showed a list of crewmembers on the USS West Virginia and noticed that they were trying to update the list from 1939 to 1945 . I would like to submit my fathers name to that list. C.W.O. George E. Hornstein. He joined the USN in 1937 and stationed at USNTS San Diego, Dec. 1937 Nov. 1940 ,USS West Virginia ,San Diego destroyer base ,Elect.
His son
Nicholas J Hornstein
George Edward Hornstein, Chief
Warrant Officer W2 Electrician, born Nov. 2, 1919, Gary, SD. He joined
the USN Aug. 13,1937, and was stationed at USNTS San Diego, December
1937-November 1940, USS West Virginia, San Diego Destroyer Base, Elect.
School instructor at Farragut, ID, USS Kennabago, assistant eng.
officer out of Ulithi Atoll.
He considers the best years of his life were those spent aboard the
"Wee Vee". Some of the more memorable trips included trip through the
Coral to Haiti, San Juan, Cuba and the New York World's Fair. He was
discharged on Navy Day in October 1945.
His wife passed away June 21, 1995; he has seven children and 10
grandchildren. He is president of Hornstein Dist. Co. dba Team
Electronics, Fargo, ND and Moorehead, MN, wholesale distribution of
electronic consumer merchandise. He lives in Pelican Rapids, MN.
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